On Thursday, January 9, three prisoners were executed in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan. They had previously been convicted of murder in separate cases.
The executed individuals were identified as Samad Najar-Asl, Hooshang Shahi, and Behrooz Ghasemi. Najar-Asl was arrested in 2019 for killing someone during a financial dispute. Shahi, approximately 40 years old and a father of two, was arrested five years ago, also in connection with a fatal financial altercation. Ghasemi, a resident of Yasuj, had been convicted three years ago.
As of the time of this report, the executions have not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant organizations.
In 2024, HRA reported 53 executions in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan, making it the fourth-highest among prisons in terms of execution numbers.
